VILLAR ATTENDS FLAG CEREMONY: Senator Cynthia Villar speaks before Senate employees during Monday’s flag raising ceremony. Villar, whose livelihood projects all over the country are geared towards improving the lives of women, said that the Philippines needs more empowered women to participate and take the lead in nation-building. Also in photo are, from left, Admin and Financial Services Deputy Secretary Arnel Bañas, Senate Tax Study and Research Office (STSRO) Director General Rodel Dascil, and Office of the International Relations and Protocol (OIRP) Director General Antonio De Guzman. (PRIB Photo by Albert Calvelo/10 March 2014)